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If you have a jeweler's loupe (a 10x magnifier), look at the surface of your pearls. Real pearls are very smooth looking while imitation look a bit more rough at that magnification. See this photo of Renee Newman's: the fake pearls are on top: Another thing is blemishes. Real pearl strands...

See, this gives me pause. Real pearls in a necklace are never all the same size. The fact that they are all completely round and all the same size (and that their color and luster are the same, and no overtones) makes me think they may be imitation. I don't think they are akoyas. 9.5-10.0mm is...

1. Are they all completely round? Some look a bit oval in the photos. 2. Rub two of them together gently. Do they feel gritty or smooth? 3. You said 9.5-10mm. Are they all the same size in fact, or are some just a little smaller than others?

Yes, freshwater.

@Adelina Good photos! They are akoyas.

@the kidd, I think the value of that pearl is primarily that you found it (how cool is that!). It is a conversation piece. But commercial value? I don't know about that. It isn't a beautiful pearl, in my opinion. And pearls have to be beautiful in some way to have commercial value. Or so it...

OP edited her posts for personal reasons.

Can you please post a photo of the entire strand on a white background? Also-- "authentic" what, exactly? Freshwater? Saltwater?

GIA would identify the natural pearls, if any.

They don't look dyed to me.

They look like ordinary dyed freshwater pearls.

Pre-owned pearls do not tend to hold their value on resale, but many folks succeed in selling the ones they no longer want, especially if they are particularly unusual or beautiful. Realize, however, that there are a gazillion freshwater pearls on the resale market. These may be hard to sell...

They do look like freshwater pearls....

Douglas or Jeremy should know the answer to that. @CortezPearls @jshepherd

What do you mean by mixed?

Yes. And they look like natural colors.

Sorry I wasn't clear before; the bracelet is also freshwater pearls.

They are imitation pearls.

Bead nucleated freshwaters with very thin nacre (see this bare patch), photographed under studio lighting to bring out the colors. Certainly not good quality.